Posts by Wendy McEwan
John Parker Community Activism Award for 2024
On Friday the 15th March the Gippsland Trades & Labour Council Inc. conducted its Labour Day Dinner at the Morwell RSL. Everyone had a great night and our very own CEO/Secretary Vicki Hamilton OAM was a recipient of the John Parker Community Activism Award along with Toby Thornton CFMEU Vic-Tas – congratulations to both these…
Read MoreDomestic Building Course for Trainees at Yallourn TAFE
ACV/GARDS were pleased to attend the Domestic Building Course for Trainees by Gippsland Trades and Labour Council on 13 March 2024. We conducted a sessions to the trainees on Asbestos Awareness and the dangers and Silica – Â This was such an important session as these are the building blocks for further information gathering. We were…
Read MoreASBESTOS 2024Â Conference
ASSEA/FAMANZ Conference 3 – 6  March 2024 ACV/GARDS enjoyed attending the ASSEA/FAMANZ International conference in Melbourne Sustaining Innovation – great speakers – so many interesting topics – good conversations. The Faculty of Asbestos Management of Australia and New Zealand (FAMANZ) and the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) conducted the ASBESTOS 2024 conference,…
Read MoreUnion Aid Abroad APHEDA
ACV/GARDS attended a function at Coopers Inn Exhibition Street Monday 4th March to honour a delegation of our Asian neighbours on the great work that is going on in their countries with the help of #APHEDA #ADDRI #MAURICEBLACKBURN #PAULSIGNORELLI#Tanyaplibersek #ACTU– terrific support for a wonderful cause to save lives into the future – Union Aid…
Read MoreKevin is living with an incurable disease
Kevin and Jo Packham share their story of mesothelioma Watch this great interview by SBS news. Kevin and Jo are a very special people taking a journey and along the way trying to help make people asbestos aware – thank you to the two of you – you are both super stars. : ) Click…
Read MoreNew committee members for 2024
On Saturday 3rd February 2024 we held our AGM for ACV/GARDS. It was well attended and we congratulate our three new committee members who were elected for a term of two years. President – Dorothy Roberts Treasurer – David Fairbairn Committee Member – Karen Healy Congratulations to all, we are sure the six committee members…
Read MoreSilicosis research and Engineered stone
Article by Monash Lens. Breathing new life into silicosis research. Featuring Jane Bourke, Paris Papagiania, Simon Royce and Claudio Sim. A year ago today, all of Australia’s work health and safety (WHS) government ministers met to discuss a ban of engineered stone to protect workers from silica dust and the deadly lung disease silicosis. The…
Read MoreDecember 2023 newsletter now available
It’s been a busy year for our team, read our December 2023 newsletter to see what we have been involved in and achieved the second part of the year.
Read MoreRead our July 2023 newsletter
It’s been a busy start to the year, and we are pleased to provide our July 2023 newsletter with some great articles on what has been happening. A big thank you to our team and the businesses who support us to make the newsletter possible.
Read MoreACV/GARDS December 2022 newsletter
After a big year here is our December 2022 newsletter with some great articles from the year. A big thank you to our team and the businesses who support us to make the newsletter possible.
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